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7f331c3C. Guy Yarvin
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17## History
17## History
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19+Curtis started working on Urbit in 2002. By 2011 he h
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19In 2002 Curtis went down to his garage with a question in mind: can
21In 2002 Curtis went down to his garage with a question in mind: can
20you build a computer whose state is just a number, and whose updates
22you build a computer whose state is just a number, and whose updates
21are a single simple function? In 2008 Nock worked pretty well, in
23are a single simple function? In 2008 Nock worked pretty well, in
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29owns roughly half of the Urbit address space, and operates with a
31owns roughly half of the Urbit address space, and operates with a
30simple business model: use the value of Urbit address space to
32simple business model: use the value of Urbit address space to
31bootstrap the development of the Urbit platform. The name Tlon is a
33bootstrap the development of the Urbit platform. The name Tlon is a
32−reference to a Borges story.
34+reference to a Borges story.
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34## Team
36## Team
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62## Investors
64## Investors
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64−We’re glad to have the support of some fantastic investors:
66+We’re glad to have the support of some fantastic investors, including:
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66**Andreessen Horowitz** <br />
68**Andreessen Horowitz** <br />
67**FF Angel** <br />
69**FF Angel** <br />
68**Tim Draper** <br />
70**Tim Draper** <br />
69−**Jan Talinn** <br />
71+**Jaan Tallinn** <br />
70**Ben Davenport** <br />
72**Ben Davenport** <br />
71−**Zhen Fund**
73+**ZhenFund**
main/posts/overview.md+9−5
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180The first end-to-end prototype of Urbit took one engineer eleven
180The first end-to-end prototype of Urbit took one engineer eleven
181years. The current beta took three more years, with about three
181years. The current beta took three more years, with about three
182+engineers on average.
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184+How does it take 14 years to write 30,000 lines of code? The code
185+wasn't the hard part. The hard part was rewriting it until it was
182−engineers on average. We think we've solved all the real CS
186+right. We think we've solved all the real CS problems, and we're
187+certainly done changing major interfaces. But it will take more than
183−problems. But it will take more than our small team to deliver a
188+our small team to deliver a polished Urbit user experience that can
184−polished, user-friendly Urbit that can actually challenge the
185−modern web.
189+actually challenge modern web apps.
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187## Where we are, what we're doing
191## Where we are, what we're doing
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189Urbit is in feature freeze. It's a minimum viable product in
193Urbit is in feature freeze. It's a minimum viable product in
190early beta. It still needs quite a bit of fit-and-finish work.
194early beta. It still needs quite a bit of fit-and-finish work.
191We certainly don't recommend it for end users or consider it in
195We certainly don't recommend it for end users or consider it in
192−any way secure. But it's fun to play with, if you're a nerd.
196+any way secure. But it's fun to play with, if you're a hacker.
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194This summer, we're making the switch to an open and transparent
198This summer, we're making the switch to an open and transparent
195development and specification process. A system as unusual as
199development and specification process. A system as unusual as